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The Great British Beer Festival banned drinks with 'sexist' names

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
August 7, 2019
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Submitted by Hank on Wed, 08/07/2019 - 10:00
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The Great British Beer Festival banned drinks with 'sexist' names. Sorry, Slack Alice fans, social justice has prevailed.

Living in California, I don't know what the wine industry would do if provocative names were banned. If my town is any indication, women would revolt.

It seems awfully heavy-handed to ban certain names because some women said they wouldn't buy them. 

If only someone would invent a free market where consumers could ban products they dislike, by simply not buying them. We can only dream.

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